Chapter Summaries

Shengyang Yue watched as Kong Deming beat Mu En and the other Shrek Academy students before Eunuch Wang took them away under the Emperor’s orders. Ye Xishui realized Shengyang Yue had orchestrated the day’s events, and he pocketed Mu En’s golden fortune as the real challenge approached.

• Eunuch Wang stopped Kong Deming from executing Mu En and the others, but Kong Deming insulted them after noticing one student had wet himself.
• Mu En and the other Shrek students angrily defended their academy, prompting Kong Deming to beat them while the nobles watched.
• Eunuch Wang took the badly injured students away and summoned Kong Deming to answer to the Emperor; Kong Deming told Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui to return to rest because the auction could not continue.
• Ye Xishui asked Shengyang Yue whether the day’s events had been his plan, and she understood his silent response as confirmation.
• Shengyang Yue collected the golden fortune associated with Mu En and followed Ye Xishui, thinking that the real challenge was about to begin.

Mu En and Long Xiaoyao discussed their painful histories with Ye Xishui and their failures to move on. Long Xiaoyao revealed that Ye Xishui had left the Holy Spirit Cult after meeting Jin Tianming, leaving him unsure what to do next.

• Mu En tried to counsel Beibei about his obsession with Tang Ya, but Beibei remained unresponsive while Moyan listened.
• Mu En sensed Long Xiaoyao approaching and welcomed him into the Sea God Pavilion.
• Long Xiaoyao told Mu En that Ye Xishui had left the Holy Spirit Cult and ordered him not to follow her.
• Mu En suspected Ye Xishui had met a descendant of the Shengyang Yue family, and Long Xiaoyao confirmed she had encountered Jin Tianming.
• Mu En urged Long Xiaoyao to visit his junior sister's descendant, the academy's dean, but Long Xiaoyao said he did not deserve to see her.
• Moyan snacked while listening to the conversation, while Dugu Luo searched for poisons and considered going to beat up Tang San again.

Mu En explained Beibei’s romantic disgrace to Long Xiaoyao, who admired the boy and agreed to stay at Shrek Academy. Mu En then asked Long Xiaoyao to tell Moyan and Beibei about their era, leaving Long Xiaoyao recalling a time when Shengyang Yue had overshadowed them.

• Long Xiaoyao noticed Beibei kneeling with lifeless eyes, and Mu En calmed him with the Light Power.
• Mu En told Long Xiaoyao about Beibei’s romantic misdeeds, and Long Xiaoyao admired the boy because he reminded him of his younger self.
• Mu En explained that Moyan belonged to the Shengyang Yue Family and that he intended her to inherit the Sea God Pavilion Master position.
• Long Xiaoyao agreed to stay at Shrek Academy as an idle resident, and Mu En welcomed the addition of another Limit Douluo.
• Moyan urged Mu En to resume his lecture, so Mu En asked Long Xiaoyao to tell the youngsters about their era, prompting him to recall Shengyang Yue’s overwhelming reputation.

Five months after the incident in the Sun Moon Empire, Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui watched the academy teams arrive in Mingdu for the Soul Master Competition. Shengyang Yue spotted Mu En and then Long Xiaoyao, whose arrival with Di Ao Academy surprised Ye Xishui.

• Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui joked in their hotel room, and he opened her water bottle when she threatened to withhold the Gold Soul Coins she earned from selling Soul Tools.
• Shengyang Yue sensed Shrek Academy’s arrival and watched Mu En, whose martial soul warned him that a powerful presence was watching.
• Zhao Xin dismissed Mu En’s concerns and hurried Shrek Academy’s group along, while Mu En decided to stay cautious during the competition.
• Ye Xishui explained that Long Xiaoyao might avoid the competition because her nominal master could capture him and turn him into an Evil Soul Master.
• Shengyang Yue found Di Ao Academy’s team and saw Long Xiaoyao leading it, leaving Ye Xishui stunned that he had come to Mingdu with the Dark Holy Dragon.

Ye Xishui and Shengyang Yue discussed the risks surrounding Long Xiaoyao's arrival and prepared to attend an auction. Long Xiaoyao hoped to face Mu En in a proper match, while Ye Xishui left the hotel with Shengyang Yue for the evening auction.

• Ye Xishui considered whether Long Xiaoyao's arrival could help her escape her master, but Shengyang Yue warned that she might be used as a shield.
• Ye Xishui asked if Shengyang Yue was worried about her, then suggested they settle in Shrek City together so she could keep him.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed someone watching him, asked whether Mu En had arrived, and said he wanted a true match with the Bright Holy Dragon wielder.
• Ye Xishui told Shengyang Yue that Kong Deming would join them at the seven o'clock auction and prepared Soul Tools she considered failed products to sell.
• Ye Xishui said she would take Shengyang Yue to the God Realm first if she became a god, then left the hotel with him.

At the Mingdu Auction House, Shengyang Yue accompanied Ye Xishui and Kong Deming, then encountered Shrek Academy’s team in the corridor. After Liu Mang insulted him and attacked, Shengyang Yue dodged and kicked him into the wall.

• Kong Deming escorted Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui into the auction house, where Ye Xishui arranged to sell several failed Soul Tools.
• Shengyang Yue left the manager’s office and found Shrek Academy’s team discussing the Sun Moon Empire’s reliance on Soul Tools.
• Liu Mang rebuked Shengyang Yue for looking at the team, and Shengyang Yue mocked Shrek’s green uniforms.
• Liu Mang released his martial soul and attacked Shengyang Yue after he tried to leave.
• Shengyang Yue dodged Liu Mang’s strike and kicked him into the corridor wall.

Shengyang Yue confronted Shrek Academy, defeated Liu Mang’s sneak attack, and challenged the team to end its ten-thousand-year glory. Afterward, Kong Deming praised his boldness, while Ye Xishui gave him the thirty million Gold Soul Coins from their transaction.

• Shengyang Yue kicked Liu Mang into a wall after reacting to his sneak attack, then refused to back down when Liu Mang tried to fight again.
• Zhao Xin stopped Liu Mang, and Shengyang Yue introduced himself as captain of the Sun Moon Team and challenged Shrek Academy.
• Shengyang Yue named Mu En’s Rank 69 cultivation before vanishing with a spatial fluctuation, leaving Mu En wary and Zhao Xin questioning his abilities.
• Kong Deming confronted Shengyang Yue about going to Shrek Academy, but praised his courage instead of punishing him.
• Ye Xishui gave Shengyang Yue a card containing thirty million Gold Soul Coins, while Kong Deming wondered whether Shengyang Yue was treating him as a walking wallet.

At the auction, Shengyang Yue watched Mu En and Long Xiaoyao as potential prey, while the two Shrek figures tried to identify his abilities. Ye Xishui recognized them and then asked Shengyang Yue what he thought of her, leaving him speechless.

• Mu En met Long Xiaoyao at the auction and urged him to consider studying at Shrek Academy after the competition.
• Mu En and Long Xiaoyao spotted Shengyang Yue watching them from a private box and learned that he had a Space Attribute Martial Soul.
• Shengyang Yue told Ye Xishui that Mu En and Long Xiaoyao were his prey, and Ye Xishui recognized them as the Twin Sacred Dragons.
• Ye Xishui grabbed Shengyang Yue's hand to ask whether he liked men, then asked what he thought of her, while Kong Deming watched in silence.

Mu En and Long Xiaoyao challenged the Sun Moon Empire teams ahead of the Soul Master Competition, while Ye Xishui attended an auction with Shengyang Yue and Kong Deming. Ye Xishui won a rare three-element metal for Shengyang Yue after nearly running out of money, leaving the Star Luo Battle Team to abandon its bid.

• Mu En and Long Xiaoyao openly vowed to keep Sun Moon Empire students from reaching the semifinals, and Mu En promised Zhao Xin he would show them the gap in their strength.
• Kong Deming told Shengyang Yue that Mu En and Long Xiaoyao seemed arrogant, and Shengyang Yue looked forward to facing them.
• Ye Xishui watched buyers bid eagerly on her Level Six Soul Tool, while Zhao Xin missed his chance to buy it and then found the next item was a discarded Soul Tool.
• Ye Xishui bid on rare metal that could store three elements, but the Star Luo Battle Team raised the price beyond her remaining funds.
• Shengyang Yue bid fifty million Gold Soul Coins, returned Ye Xishui's card, and secured the metal after the Star Luo Battle Team withdrew.

The Sun Moon Team and Shrek Team met before the opening ceremony, where their leaders’ earlier challenge sparked a confrontation. As Zhao Xin left with Mu En, he offered to help his junior brother pursue Ye Xishui if her talent proved worthy.

• Xu Tianxin discovered Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui having breakfast in the shade while the rest of the Sun Moon Team waited in the sun.
• The Shrek Team arrived, and Mu En asked where Shengyang Yue was before the teams exchanged insults.
• Zhao Xin approached Kong Deming and challenged him to spar, but Kong Deming delayed the match until after the opening ceremony.
• Ye Xishui called Mu En a creep and asked Shengyang Yue what she should do, but Shengyang Yue told her to beat him up.
• Zhao Xin noticed Mu En liked Ye Xishui and offered to help him if her talent was good enough.

Shengyang Yue volunteered to face Heavenly Soul Royal Academy alone and effortlessly dodged their barrage of attacks. He defeated all but the captain, whom he lifted by the throat and asked whether he wanted to dance too.

• Emperor Xu Yu opened the tournament ceremony, and the draw matched Sun Moon Team against Heavenly Soul Royal Academy.
• Shengyang Yue volunteered to represent Sun Moon Team, then entered the arena alone.
• Heavenly Soul Royal Academy's captain abandoned their plan and ordered the team to unleash every attack on Shengyang Yue.
• Shengyang Yue danced through the barrage without using his martial soul or Soul Tools and quickly defeated the opposing members.
• Shengyang Yue seized the Heavenly Soul captain by the throat and asked if he wanted to dance too.

Shengyang Yue effortlessly defeated Heavenly Soul Team without using his martial soul or soul rings, impressing the spectators and Shrek Team. Long Xiaoyao saw Ye Xishui care for Shengyang Yue and decided to defeat him to win her heart.

• Shengyang Yue dodged Heavenly Soul Team's attacks, seized its captain, and threw him out of the arena after refusing to explain how he had evaded them; the referee declared Sun Moon Team the victor.
• Sun Moon Empire's spectators cheered Shengyang Yue, while Sun Moon Emperor Xu Yu praised his talent and imagined recruiting him after the competition.
• Zhao Xin and the Shrek Team realized Shengyang Yue had used the Space Element and had not relied on his martial soul or soul rings; Mu En vowed to keep Sun Moon Team out of the top four.
• Ye Xishui gave Shengyang Yue water and wiped his sweat, and Long Xiaoyao saw them together and swore to defeat Shengyang Yue and win Ye Xishui's heart.
• Shengyang Yue noticed Long Xiaoyao's hostile stare, understood its cause, and looked back to Ye Xishui.

After Shengyang Yue’s performance drew attention, Kong Deming arranged protection for him, but Zhao Xin confronted him at the hotel and tried to recruit him to Shrek Academy. Shengyang Yue left Zhao Xin’s offer unanswered.

• Kong Deming agreed to arrange a Rank 9 Soul Engineer to protect Shengyang Yue, then sent Old Zhou to escort him back to the hotel.
• Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui walked through Mingdu, where Shengyang Yue declared that he would become the strongest existence of the era.
• At the hotel, Zhao Xin used his power to throw Old Zhou outside and asked Shengyang Yue to join Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Xin promised to seek approval to devote Shrek Academy’s resources to Shengyang Yue, who asked what benefits he would receive.

Zhao Xin tried to recruit Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui to Shrek Academy, but Shengyang Yue rejected him. Elder Chen confronted Zhao Xin over Shrek's attempt to poach Sun Moon Royal Academy's students, then escorted Shengyang Yue, Ye Xishui, and the injured Teacher Zhou away.

• Zhao Xin offered Shengyang Yue Shrek Academy's teachers' full training support but said he would have to fight for cultivation resources himself.
• Shengyang Yue declined Zhao Xin's invitation, and Ye Xishui felt relieved that they would not be going to Shrek Academy yet.
• Zhao Xin questioned Shengyang Yue's refusal, but Elder Chen arrived with Teacher Zhou and accused Zhao Xin of attacking a teacher and poaching students.
• Elder Chen defended Sun Moon Royal Academy's ability to train Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui, while Zhao Xin insisted Shrek was more suitable for Shengyang Yue.
• Zhao Xin left the hotel, and Elder Chen took Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui with him while helping Teacher Zhou up.

Kong Deming and Elder Chen reacted to Zhao Xin’s attempt to recruit Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui from Sun Moon Royal Academy, taking steps to keep the students safe. Zhao Xin then told Mu En about Shengyang Yue’s refusal and asked him to prove Shrek Team’s superiority if they faced Sun Moon Team.

• After receiving Elder Chen’s message, Kong Deming grew furious at Shrek Team’s attempt to recruit Shengyang Yue and went to report it to the Sun Moon Emperor.
• Elder Chen brought Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui to his office, dismissed Shrek Academy’s offers, and gave them Rank 9 defensive system perception Soul Tools for protection.
• Kong Deming returned to the academy, found Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui unharmed, and offered to answer Ye Xishui’s questions about Soul Tools.
• Zhao Xin told Mu En about Shengyang Yue’s spatial Dragon Martial Soul and his refusal to join Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Xin asked Mu En to defeat Shengyang Yue and show him the gap between them if Shrek Team faced Sun Moon Team, and Mu En agreed.

Ye Xishui met with Old Ghost Zhongli, who ordered her to recruit promising contestants into the Holy Spirit Cult, then returned to find Shengyang Yue waiting for her. Shengyang Yue asked her to compete alone the next day to keep others from scrutinizing him, and left after she invited him to stay in her room.

• Ye Xishui visited Old Ghost Zhongli, who told her to watch the Soul Master Competition and recruit promising talents into the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Old Ghost Zhongli considered ambushing the returning Shrek Team after the competition, while Ye Xishui left the church and returned to the hotel.
• Shengyang Yue waited for Ye Xishui and took her to her room, where he used a Soul Tool to isolate their conversation from the outside.
• Shengyang Yue asked Ye Xishui to compete alone the next day so others would focus less on him, and she agreed.
• Ye Xishui invited Shengyang Yue to sleep in her room, but he left, prompting her to call him a cheapskate.

Kong Deming teased Shengyang Yue about his late-night visit to Ye Xishui, then the Sun Moon Team drew an unknown academy for its next match. The team sent Ye Xishui instead of Shengyang Yue, and her Soul Emperor strength stunned her opponents as well as the watching teams.

• Kong Deming caught Shengyang Yue leaving Ye Xishui's room and teased him about needing restraint before sending him to bed.
• The Sun Moon Team arrived at the arena, where rival team leaders noticed that Shengyang Yue's Soul Power showed no instability and warned their members to watch him closely.
• Long Xiaoyao recognized Shengyang Yue as a worthy opponent and became excited when he spotted Ye Xishui, while Mu En sensed a possible light-attribute connection from her.
• The referee drew the Sun Moon Team against an unknown academy, and the rival teams watched to see whether Shengyang Yue would fight alone again.
• Ye Xishui entered the arena alone and said Shengyang Yue had claimed she could defeat the unknown team by herself.
• The unknown team released its Martial Souls and discovered that Ye Xishui was a Soul Emperor, leaving them stunned.

Ye Xishui revealed that she was a genuine Soul Emperor, prompting Shrek Academy to take an interest in her, before her opponents surrendered without a fight. As the Sun Moon Team prepared for its next match, Shengyang Yue proposed entering his clone in the competition.

• Ye Xishui released her six soul rings, shocking the teachers and revealing that she was a Soul Emperor.
• Mu En sensed a familiar aura from Ye Xishui, and Zhao Xin suspected she might possess Twin Martial Souls.
• Ye Xishui's opponents surrendered, and the referee declared the Sun Moon Team victorious.
• Shengyang Yue told Ye Xishui that Shrek Team seemed interested in her, and she suspected Mu En had sensed her Bright Phoenix connection.
• After learning that their next opponent was Hundred Beasts Academy, Shengyang Yue proposed sending his clone to compete, and Kong Deming confirmed the rules did not forbid it.

Shengyang Yue sent a clone to fight the Hundred Beasts Team, drawing outrage with its taunts before revealing a Space Domain in battle. The clone gained the upper hand, while Zhao Xin recognized its power and looked on with greed.

• Shengyang Yue persuaded the Sun Moon Team to let his clone face the Hundred Beasts Team, and the referee allowed the unusual match.
• The Hundred Beasts Team and spectators were stunned when Shengyang Yue's clone took the stage and mocked its opponents.
• Ye Xishui noticed the clone had a livelier personality than Shengyang Yue, while the Hundred Beasts Team prepared to fight for its place in the tournament.
• After the match began, Shengyang Yue used spatial swaps to evade the captain and make him strike the team's support and healing member instead.
• Kong Deming realized Shengyang Yue possessed a Space Domain, and Zhao Xin recognized the same ability from Shrek's resting area.

Shengyang Yue’s clone overwhelmed the Hundred Beasts Team with his Space Domain and a fear-inducing technique, securing victory for the Sun Moon Team. After Long Xiaoyao detected Dark Element in the clone’s disappearance, Kong Deming warned that Shengyang Yue’s display could bring trouble and said he would seek help from Elder Yin if necessary.

• Shengyang Yue’s clone evaded the Hundred Beasts Team’s attacks by switching places with their members and using them as shields.
• Shengyang Yue used his domain and Spiritual Power to terrify the four remaining fighters until they froze and wet themselves.
• The Hundred Beasts Team’s supervising teacher surrendered, and the referee declared the Sun Moon Team the winner.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed Dark Element when Shengyang Yue’s clone vanished and urged his teacher to approach Shrek Academy.
• Kong Deming told Shengyang Yue that his display had drawn suspicious attention and said he could seek help from Elder Yin if the danger escalated.